Definition of geminate

Overview of noun geminate

The noun geminate has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. geminate

(a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate")

Overview of verb geminate

The verb geminate has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. reduplicate, geminate

(form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word")

2. pair, geminate

(occur in pairs)

3. pair, geminate

(arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers")

4. geminate

(arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words")